On Sun, Apr 10, 2005 at 09:10:18AM -0700, Jot Powers wrote: > > What do we know about the Tsalmoth, Vallista, and Jhegaala houses? I > > believe they're all somewhat "retail", but what are their areas of > > special interest, preferences, etc.? > > I want to say that Jhegaala are entertainers but I could be wrong and > they could be the priests. I'm basing this off of one fuzzy memory > that was about a Jhegaala "Bone Dancer" of note. I don't even recall > where this was. Ok, I think I was wrong. I think generally speaking, they are merchants. There are several indications of this spread through the books. They appear to favor colorful clothing with house colors of yellows and browns and tend to be darker skinned. My impression is that of middle eastern merchants. (Page refs can be provided, but would take me a while to get together). One counter example is that the sorcerer who teleports Daro and Khaavren to Morrolan's First (/Only/Last/Ongoing) party was a Jhegaala. Trivia: The house rented by the "musketeers" was built by a Jhegaala merchant and owned by his family after his death and while being rented. As for Vallista, I'm pretty sure they are the hard craftsmen and architects and engineers. Several references with regards to the construction of Castle Black and other assundry items. -Jot -- Jot Powers http://www.superpowers.us <books at bofh.com> Bumper Sticker: I'm smiling because they haven't found the bodies yet...